# Puk Village, Yachuli, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Yachuli, Lower Subansiri 

# Puk

Puk is a village in Yachuli sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **227 people in 36 households**, the 12th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.

- 227people (2011)
- 36households
- 79.0%literacy
- 1,102females per 1,000 males

## Puk PIN code and other codes

Puk falls in Yachuli sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264865

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Puk from nearby towns?

- Yachuli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)27 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)27 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Puk?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Puk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Puk known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include hand spun clothes, basket and cane & bamboo works. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Puk

Of every 100 households in Puk in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 28 a car.

■ Puk · ■ Yachuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****78%**

**63%

Television ****64%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****28%**

**14%

None of these assets ****8%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Puk?

■ Puk · ■ Yachuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**891

Working population ****38.3%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 70.8% for women. 41% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 29 (33%) · **■** Marginal 58 (67%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Yachuli

- Rip268 people
- Khoru Yorda265 people
- Talo263 people
- Nyuch254 people
- Jath218 people
- Toon209 people
- Raka205 people
- Passa200 people

[All 58 villages in Yachuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/yachuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puk from Ziro?27 km by road
- What is the population of Puk?227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puk in?Lower Subansiri district (Yachuli sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puk?79.0% (Census 2011)